diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index ffb735c..7a03c15 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1803,6 +1803,10 @@ def public_frontend():
       <span class="story-author">""" + name + """</span>
     </div>
     <p class="story-preview">""" + preview + """</p>
+    <div class="card-stats">
+      <span class="stat-views">👁 """ + str(r['views'] or 0) + """</span>
+      <button class="stat-like-btn" data-id=""" + str(r['id']) + """ data-likes=""" + str(r['likes'] or 0) + """>👍 """ + str(r['likes'] or 0) + """</button>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </article>
 </a>"""
@@ -1818,6 +1822,10 @@ def public_frontend():
       <span class="story-author">""" + name + """</span>
     </div>
     <p class="story-preview">""" + preview + """</p>
+    <div class="card-stats">
+      <span class="stat-views">👁 """ + str(r['views'] or 0) + """</span>
+      <button class="stat-like-btn" data-id=""" + str(r['id']) + """ data-likes=""" + str(r['likes'] or 0) + """>👍 """ + str(r['likes'] or 0) + """</button>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </article>"""
 
@@ -1873,6 +1881,14 @@ def public_frontend():
   .text-only .card-content { position:relative; padding:0.55rem 0.85rem 0.65rem; }
   .text-only .story-time-overlay { position:absolute; top:auto; bottom:0.45rem; right:0.6rem; left:auto; z-index:5; }
 
+  /* Card stats (views + likes) */
+  .card-stats { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:0.6rem; padding-top:0.35rem; margin-top:0.3rem; border-top:1px solid #f0ede6; }
+  .stat-views { font-size:0.68rem; color:#999; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:0.2rem; }
+  .stat-like-btn { background:none; border:1.5px solid #e0dcd3; border-radius:999px; padding:0.2rem 0.55rem; font-size:0.7rem; cursor:pointer; color:#888; font-family:inherit; transition:all 0.15s; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:0.15rem; -webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent; }
+  .stat-like-btn:hover { border-color:#20228a; color:#20228a; background:rgba(32,34,138,0.05); }
+  .stat-like-btn.liked { background:#20228a; color:#fff; border-color:#20228a; font-weight:600; }
+  .stat-like-btn:active { transform:scale(0.94); }
+
   /* Frontend filter bar */
   .frontend-filter { max-width:1100px; margin:1rem auto 0; padding:0 1.5rem; display:flex; gap:0.4rem; flex-wrap:wrap; align-items:center; }
   .frontend-filter .filter-label { font-size:0.72rem; color:#888; font-weight:600; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.05em; }
@@ -2231,6 +2247,31 @@ def public_frontend():
 })();
 </script>
 
+<script>
+// Like button handler
+(function() {
+  document.querySelectorAll('.stat-like-btn').forEach(function(btn) {
+    btn.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      var id = this.getAttribute('data-id');
+      if (this.classList.contains('liked')) return;
+      this.disabled = true;
+      fetch('/api/like/' + id, {method:'POST'})
+        .then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
+        .then(function(data) {
+          if (!data.already) {
+            this.classList.add('liked');
+            this.textContent = '👍 ' + data.likes;
+            this.setAttribute('data-likes', data.likes);
+          }
+          this.disabled = false;
+        }.bind(this))
+        .catch(function() { this.disabled = false; }.bind(this));
+    });
+  });
+})();
+</script>
 <script>
 (function() {
   const bubble = document.getElementById('chatBubble');
@@ -2696,6 +2737,10 @@ def public_detail(sub_id: int):
     if not row:
         return "<h1>Nicht gefunden</h1><p><a href='/'>← Zurück</a></p>", 404
 
+    # Track view
+    db.execute("UPDATE submissions SET views = views + 1 WHERE id = ?", (sub_id,))
+    db.commit()
+
     # Build media HTML — videos are playable, images full-size
     media_html = ""
     if row["media_path"]:
@@ -2807,6 +2852,10 @@ def public_detail(sub_id: int):
     </div>
     <div class="detail-media">{media_html}</div>
     {"".join([f'<div class="detail-content">{content}</div>' if content else ''])}
+    <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;margin-top:1.5rem;padding-top:1rem;border-top:1px solid #f0ede6;">
+      <span style="font-size:0.8rem;color:#999;">👁 {row['views'] or 0} Aufrufe</span>
+      <span style="font-size:0.8rem;color:#999;">👍 {row['likes'] or 0}</span>
+    </div>
   </article>
 </main>
 <footer class="site-footer">
@@ -2819,6 +2868,30 @@ def public_detail(sub_id: int):
 </html>"""
 
 
+
+@app.route("/api/like/<int:sub_id>", methods=["POST"])
+def api_like(sub_id: int):
+    db = get_db()
+    row = db.execute(
+        "SELECT id, likes FROM submissions WHERE id = ? AND status='published' AND deleted_at IS NULL",
+        (sub_id,),
+    ).fetchone()
+    if not row:
+        return jsonify({"error": "Nicht gefunden"}), 404
+
+    liked = request.cookies.get(f"liked_{sub_id}", "")
+    if liked == "1":
+        return jsonify({"likes": row["likes"] or 0, "already": True})
+
+    db.execute("UPDATE submissions SET likes = likes + 1 WHERE id = ?", (sub_id,))
+    db.commit()
+    new_likes = db.execute("SELECT likes FROM submissions WHERE id = ?", (sub_id,)).fetchone()[0]
+
+    resp = jsonify({"likes": new_likes or 0, "already": False})
+    resp.set_cookie(f"liked_{sub_id}", "1", max_age=365*24*60*60, httponly=True, samesite="Lax")
+    return resp
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import threading
     def keepalive():